Notices by Gilly Gunson (giflian@techhub.social)

@PhoenixSerenity I was thinking recently about some books I was given as a little kid, that were some Christian propaganda thing where the messaging behind the books were about thinking positively and being cheerful. Maybe there was more to it than that, but that’s what I remember. I don’t know if the person who gave them to me was trying to tell me to hide my feelings, but I was extremely bad at that as a kid.

Years later, this same person berated themselves for grieving a cat they’d had for 15+ years. Lots of self-policing of emotions.

This has been so tiring to be around.

@PhoenixSerenity So it won’t shock you this person refused any conflict resolution I attempted, then. Though that seemed like a silent gen trait, from my experiences with other people my parents’ age.

And there were times they were being badly treated by others and acted completely oblivious since friends would never treat you badly…

I think autistic people are supposed to be bad at theory of mind stuff, and recognizing the emotions of others, but I think we can recognize when neurotypical people are “masking”. Or maybe that’s just anecdata.

@PhoenixSerenity My comment about autistic people being able to detect fake behaviour is more just a reaction to the long-standing belief that we don’t have such a skill. Who knows, maybe it’s a special interest for some of us who’ve been hurt in the past.

One weird hobby of mine is detecting (or, at least guessing at) fake behaviour in news articles. People lying for the grift, or taking advantage of people. This article had me thinking the author met their childhood bully only to be manipulated all over again, for example. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-friends-with-high-school-bully-1.6886860

@Snowshadow hmm. I don’t know about the use of predatory loans in this context, but I believe the 2023 stats say 25% of Canadians experienced food insecurity, so it wouldn’t be a stretch. And it’s not like food is cheaper now.

There was legislation this year limiting these loans to 35% (formerly closer to 50%).

@ramiro I checked their instagram and there was a 2nd image

@GreenSkyOverMe the general is signing real ASL too. I've seen Reddit posts where people list her signs and their meanings

Open source knitting machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFesPhYR8KI

@jeffowski autism assessments at best have long wait times (especially for adults) and at worst have long wait times and cost a lot of money. Mine was thousands of dollars. Most people can't afford it, so the options are self-diagnosis or nothing.

It's 3 days since my iron infusion and I've been sleeping like a log, which is very unlike me.

Last time I had an infusion my ferritin level was probably around 25, which is definitely too low, and it took over a week for me to notice a difference. My level prior to Thursday was ~65, so maybe that's why the improvement is sooner?

The infusion clinic was pretty odd; hearing nurses (and the pharmacists at the nearby pharmacy) tell people about how they should start feeling like they have more energy soon, that for some it's a huge difference. It almost seemed like a cult which I've joined and now want to tell everyone about.

@futzle I believe that computers hate all people equally but that doesn't seem to be an option

@mcc I remember the Oracle onboarding I did in 2010 included some business ethics training that specifically listed lap dances as an example of a disallowed business expense. Ever since then I've wondered what the story behind that was.

@atomicpoet I keep hoping for a burst. Just the environmental impacts of the energy use... Not to mention people losing their jobs and replaced by a bot that makes stuff up...

@thomasfuchs and to think, he could get a cat for way cheaper

@MediaActivist Oh now I'm thinking about the times I visited Sheffield before Covid. Do have some Thorntons and ride the supertram for me (assuming either is feasible).

I've disconnected mostly from my uk family who don't care about Covid. I'm sorry you're dealing with that